Die Rache der Toten (1916)
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Ernst Deutsch, Werner Krauß, Rita Clermont, Lupu Pick, Heinz Sarnow, Sophie Pagay, Anna von Palen, Alfred Breiderhoff
A destitute clerk’s romance with his benefactor’s engaged daughter turns secret when she hides him from her furious father.
The story
Village headman Horvath brings home a ragged, destitute man named Ferencz and hires him as his clerk, hoping to give him a future. Soon after arriving, Ferencz begins courting Czenczi, Horvath’s daughter, although she is already engaged; eventually, she gives in to his advances. When Horvath discovers their relationship, he is furious and wants to throw Ferencz out of his house. Czenczi intends to leave with Ferencz the next day, but first hides him in the cellar, locking him inside as a precaution.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
One day, the village headman Horvath brings a ragged, destitute man home. His name is Ferencz, and the mayor hires him as his clerk so that he will have a future. Soon after arriving, Ferencz begins courting Czenczi, the daughter of his benefactor and patron, even though she is already engaged. Eventually, the young woman gives in to his advances. When Horvath finds out, he is furious and wants to throw the ungrateful Ferencz out of his house. But Czenczi, who intends to leave with Ferencz the next day, gets ahead of him and hides her new lover in the cellar, locking Ferencz inside as a precaution. Then she falls seriously ill and has to stay in bed for six weeks, during which she loses consciousness. Meanwhile, Ferencz starves to death. Later, it turns out that he was a murderer.
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